Missouri HB3104: Modifies provisions relating to products liability claims

What the bill says

From the introduced text:

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 3104 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE OVERCAST. 6736H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk To repeal sections 537.760 and 537.765, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof two new sections relating to products liability claims. Section A. Sections 537.760 and 537.765, RSMo, are repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 537.760 and 537.765, to read as follows: 537.760. 1. As used in sections 537.760 to 537.765, the term "products liability claim" means a claim or portion of a claim in which the plaintiff seeks relief in the form of damages on a theory that the defendant is strictly liable for such damages because: (1) The defendant, wherever situated in the chain of commerce, transferred a product in the course of his business; and (2) The product was used in a manner reasonably anticipated; and (3) Either or both of the following: (a) The product was then in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous when put to a reasonably anticipated use, and the plaintiff was damaged as a direct result of such defective condition as existed when the product was sold; or (b) The product was then unreasonably dangerous when put to a reasonably anticipated use without knowledge of its characteristics, and the plaintiff was damaged as a direct result …

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Sponsors

• Matthew Overcast (R, 155) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
2. January 28, 2026: Read Second Time (H)
3. January 27, 2026: Introduced and Read First Time (H)

Common questions

What is HB3104?

HB3104 is a bill in the Missouri Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Modifies provisions relating to products liability claims.

What is the status of HB3104?

In committee as of May 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred: Emerging Issues(H) (May 15, 2026).

Who sponsored HB3104?

Matthew Overcast (R, 155).

Where is the official record for HB3104?

On the Missouri Legislature website: https://house.mo.gov/BillContent.aspx?bill=HB3104&year=2026&code=R